If Senators Are Elected by State Legislatures, Will It Slow Down the Expansion of Government?
Mandeville, LA - Exclusive Video and Audio - Before the 17th Amendment, the Senators were elected by the State Legislature and served at the behest of the State... which meant that they didn't serve as long because their job wasn't as "enjoyable" as serving the people. So the bill that Senator Nicely of Tennessee is proposing will, not only return the power of the State Legislatures to elect the Senators, […]
